Confederation of New Vallos

Oe1452-

The Confederation of New Vallos was the reigning Eyrsan power in Astaria from Oe1452 to Oe12.

It was begun officially with the joining of the small city/counties of Fleur and Erris into the Confederation. After the Confederate War ended in 1441, the expansionist counties of Dormuth, Ollis, Steele and Sefray were added in the newly conquered 1st ring.

Basis of the Confederation
New Vallos was discovered by JoVess Astare in Oe1482, during his expedition funded by the czar of Vallos. By Oe1475, two families vied for control of the godcity, the Fleur and Erris families. The struggle hit its apex in Oe1456 when Erris merchants began denying Fleurians access to the Blue Sea. At the time, the boundary between the two boroughs was the River Fleur, and small scuffles began happening between merchants and sailors. Erris had freshwater for drinking only from the River Fleur, while Fleurians had other sources to the south. Fleurians began intentionally polluting the River Fleur in protest to hurt the Erristans.

In Oe1453, Feral Tribe raids had increased by a factor of three (reasoning is unknown). In an effort to end the infighting between the two Eyrsan groups and to quell the threat of the aggressive Feral tribes, the Confederation of New Vallos was proposed.

Among the items to be addressed:
 * A New Vallos army would be formed to repel the Feral threat
 * A joint effort to conquer and settle the area known as the "first ring"
 * Redrawing of the city borough limits:
 * The Erristan Crest was now the boundary, giving Erristans initial access to the fresh water, and expanding the Fleurian territory to the edge of the mouth of the Kingsriver, known as Grimsted.
 * Drawing of multiple "expansion counties" in the first ring, which were to be settled by interested third parties: Dormuth, Ollis, Sefray and Steele. (Drydok wouldn't purchase 1st ring land from Dormuth until Oe1108. See Dormuth Valley Sale.
 * Each county would have equal representation in the Council of New Vallos, all measures must pass with a majority vote, each county receiving 3 votes.